29 November 2017 Industrial Strategy White Paper is published On the 27 November the Government published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy White Paper: setting out plans to boost the economy and the productivity of the UK. You can download the full document here and the rest of the launch materials here.
29 November 2017 Budget November 2017: what does it mean for cultural learning? On Wednesday 22 November the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, presented a budget that laid out the Government’s spending plan for the next year. You can read his speech and the full suite of budget documents.
15 November 2017 Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman: importance of a broad curriculum On 11 October Amanda Spielman, Chief Inspector for Ofsted, gave a speech on the key findings of their recent curriculum research. This first phase was to investigate how much the new common inspection framework, due to be in place by September 2019, should change to look more closely at curriculum.
15 November 2017 Policy and Practice round-up November 2017 This month we bring you news of the RSA Learning about Culture launch, ‘Caring about Cultural Freedom’ from A New Direction, ‘Life Lessons’ from the Sutton Trust, the Museums Review, consultation on the Culture Strategy for Scotland, the Artsmark partnership programme, evidence that the Arts & Culture industry has grown by 10% in a year and resources to help advocate for Cultural Learning.